Top level Monitoring and evaluation specialist at African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Objective of Position

The Top level Monitoring and evaluation specialist, should be skilled during planning phase, management and execution of a cross section of M&E operational structures to coordinate periodic M&E and status updates on the advancement of execution of the associated program. This role shall fall under the oversight of the Chief Management Officer (P5) under the Organizing, M&E Division. The Officer will also be in charge of periodic evaluate and management of the AU frameworks, execution of specified programs therein so as ensure the suitable adoption of RBM, which includes strategic guidance for aligning executive guidance, workplace culture operational structures and methods. 

Main Processes

• Head the periodic evaluate and ongoing development of the AU’s M&E frameworks to guarantee their significance, performance, and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Head the design and development of entire  key effectiveness indicators (KPIs) to measure the performance of Strategic programs.
• Assist departments in conceptualizing and coordinating the institutional M&E structure record
• Management of the projects and program outcomes structure and ensure it executed, tracked and evaluated
• Verify that every parts of the M&E Frameworks as outlined in the RBM idea are operational, this comprises endorsing and re-engineering of key operational workflows
• Offer informed opinion on lessons learnt for executing program and projects inside the African Union institutions
• Ensure efficient synchronization of the RBM transition process across the AU and support to the development of the adjustment management plan to close the disparity in AUC Departments/Organs, Member States, and external participants.

Specific Duties:

• Improve the quality of program management through development and servicing & maintenance of responsibility and learning QA operational structures
• Offer specialist strategic guidance to executive team on aligning corporate executive guidance, culture, operational structures, and methods with RBM targets to improve total output and responsibility, through the use of Monitoring and evaluation structured approaches.
• Head the operation of programme/project tracking and assessment with a concentration on parts of outcomes-based management and effect measurement.
• Ensure the precision, reliability, and timeliness of Monitoring and evaluation data and documentation, assisting evidence-based strategic judgment across the company.
• Make sure that milestone tracking documentation on program execution are readied on time and well archived.
• Coordinate monitoring of skills development and IT assistance for AU employees and participants to strengthen Monitoring and evaluation procedures and RBM comprehension.
• Ensure Monitoring and evaluation preparedness for within and outside the organization sessions, seminars, and workshops possessing applicable participants institutionalizing the RBM programme and other OSPD programs.
• Execute any other applicable processes as allocated.

Or 

• A MSC in  M&E, Statistics, Community-related Sciences, Project/Program Management site, with seven (7) years of expertise noted above.
• From which three (3) years should be at supervisory level in top and coordinating Monitoring and evaluation teams or units.
• Expertise designing and executing Monitoring and evaluation frameworks and operational structures for projects/programs.
• Expertise coordinating the full Monitoring and evaluation cycle: data collection, evaluation, confirmation, status updates, and learning.
• Expertise coordinating with with participants at different levels (donors, government, associates, recipients).
• Seasoned expertise in Monitoring and evaluation structured approaches and project coordination resources.
• Expertise in conceptualizing and submitting application indicators, baselines, and targets in sync with corporate and donor qualifications.

Necessary Competencies:

• Robust spoken communication, documented and public speaking
• Sound strategic judgment
• High levels of discretion and secrecy
• Good schedule control and planning abilities.
• Capability to operate across business units/geographies; consciousness of embracing office diversity and addition within an international corporate circumstance.
• Competence in one of the AU operating languages is essential, fluency in another AU language and or French in particular is a plus.

Executive guidance Skills:

• Strategic Findings
• Conceptualizing Others
• Adjustment Management
• Coordinating Risk.

Core Skills:

• Collaboration and Partnership
• Responsibility consciousness and Adherence
• .Learning Onboarding
• Sharing information with effect.

Operational Skills:

• Logical Thinking and Issue resolution
• Role understanding and information exchanging
• Lead for Outcomes
• Ongoing development Concentration.

Tenure Of Assignment

The Assignment will be made on a temporary agreement for a period of one (1) year, of which the first three (3) months will be assessed as a probationary period. Thereafter, the agreement may be renewed for a similar period subject to financing accessibility, acceptable effectiveness and accepted outputs. 

Compensation

The remuneration attached to the role is an yearly lump-sum of US$ 96,921.34 (P3 Step 5) covering all stipends for internationally hired employees, and US$ 78,461.08 covering all stipends for locally hired employees of the African Union Fee.

Note

Deliberation will be provided only to those applicants who possess provided a fully finished online application with a CV (Resume), an African passport, and the necessary academic credentials, which includes Diplomas (Bac+2), Bachelor's degrees (Bac+3), Master's degrees (Bac+5) and any applicable certification in line with the specialization. The African Union is an fair access company, and female applicants are firmly inspired to submit application. Applicants from least acted on behalf of countries inside the African Union are firmly inspired to submit application for roles that suit their profiles. These countries comprise of: Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Somalia The AU Fee is an fair access company and certified women are firmly inspired to submit application.